Accenture completes acquisition of ASM Research

Accenture has completed its acquisition of ASM Research, which brings more defense health expertise to the company.

ICF nabs $189M contract for demographic data project

ICF International has won a $189 million contract to implement the seventh round of the Demographic and Health Surveys project for USAID involving data from 75 countries.

CGI wins $48.7M contract to implement electronic medical record system

CGI has won a $48.7 million contract to implement the Empire State VistA system for the New York State Office of Mental Health.

Security questions surround Navy Yard shooting

Questions about security clearances and access to federal facilities will likely dominate the investigation of the deadly Navy Yard shooting.

Jacobs wins $12M contract mod for research of liquid rockets

Jacobs Technology has won a contract with the Air Force to provide research support services toward the Experimental Liquid Rocket program.

Hydroid wins $36M contract for unmanned underwater vehicles

Hydroid Inc. has won a contract with the Navy to provide it with unmanned underwater vehicles.

Boeing subsidiary wins $300M UAV contract

Insitu Inc. has won a $300 million contract with the Navy to provide operational and maintenance services for the Special Operations Command's ScanEagle UAV.

Parsons picks new VP of strategic development

Parsons re-hired Jay Watkins to be vice president of strategic development, where he will focus on business development as he manages the company’s transportation strategy.

Navy Yard shooter IDed as contractor

Aaron Alexis, alleged Navy Yard shooter, has been identified by authorities as an employee of a subcontractor working on the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.

Navy Yard shootings hit close to home

The Navy Yard shootings took at least 13 lives and reverberated through the close-knit contractor and government communities. Answers to why this tragedy occurred will be elusive, as families and friends mourn the loss of loved ones.

Don't miss the growing energy opportunity

The Defense Department has been awarding some small demonstration projects to discover ways to be more energy efficient. They are drawing established players and newcomers, and are presenting a growth opportunity for companies with the right ideas and the right partners.

Harris nabs $65M contract to support Air Force satellite network

Harris has won a $65 million contract with the Air Force to support both the Air Force Satellite Control Network and GPS antenna sites around the world

Deloitte taps former FBI special agent to be security and privacy director

Deloitte & Touche has named former FBI special agent in charge Mary Galligan director in its security and privacy practice.

Abt Associates wins another contract with CMS

Abt Associates has won a $2.9 million contract with CMS to develop structural changes to Medicare’s Home Health Prospective Payment System.

SAIC wins $21.1M contract to modernize surveillance system

SAIC has won a $21.1 million contract to provide engineering services toward the modernization of the digital video surveillance system.

IntelliDyne taps new VP of technology

IntelliDyne continues its hiring streak as it taps Richard Sears to be its new vice president of technology.

Northrop's Kathy Warden on international opportunities, management goals

In part two of our interivew with Northrop Grumman's Kathy Warden, the leader of the company's information systems group talks about international opportunities and other challenges in today's market.

Dell opens fresh chapter with buyout approval

Dell's shareholders approved the $24.9 billion management-led buyout that will take the company private. Free from Wall Street, the retooling of Dell is about to begin in earnest.

New cyber accelerator program launches in Virginia

In an effort to boost the number of qualified cybersecurity firms in Virginia, the MACH37 accelerator program has been established, and its first round of companies have been selected.

Abt Associates tap to evaluate innovative CMS programs

Abt Associates has won a contract with the CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovations to evaluate whether programs will help patients receive better patient care at a lower cost under the Affordable Care Act.